💥 Attack

Russian forces continued ground attacks in the Lyman direction near Zelena Dolyna, Novolyubivka, Yampolivka, Zarichne, Kuzmyne, and the Serebryanske forest area.

January 23, 2025 Lyman, Donetsk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces continued ground attacks in the Lyman direction.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Velyka Novosilka is currently in a rather difficult situation, with Ukrainian soldiers at risk of encirclement

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian soldiers filmed themselves executing six Ukrainian POWs in the back; the video ends with a seventh POW on the ground.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russians fired 32 times at localities in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, 90 people were evacuated from the frontline including 19 children.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.004Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-23-2025